Athens
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
Greece • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Athens UTC+2 (EET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 3.8M
- GDP
- $98B
- GDP per capita
- $25,764
- Land area
- 3,329 km² (1,285 mi²)
- Density
- 1,139/km² (2,951/mi²)
- GAWC class
- 6
Primary city Athens
State / province Attica
Language Greek
Mayor of Athens Haris Doukas
PASOK (Movement for Change) · since 2024
Athens metro area
37.98, 23.73Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Walkable Elite Quarters
Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.
From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Major Sporting Events, Major League Teams/Venues, Total Teams.
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
21 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Basketball • Euroleague
Olympiacos BC
Basketball • Euroleague
Panathinaikos BC
W Basketball • Euroleague
Athinaikos Qualco (W)
Athens
Notable Venues4 venues
Football/Soccer
Athens Olympic Stadium
Athens
Football/Soccer
Karaiskakis Stadium
Piraeus
Basketball
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
Athens
Basketball
Peace and Friendship Stadium
Piraeus
Historic Venues1 venue
Olympics/Athletics
Panathenaic Stadium
Athens
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams4 teams
Football/Soccer • Greece
GS Marko
Markopoulo Mesogeas • Level: 2
Football/Soccer • Greece
Olympiakos CFP B
Athens • Level: 2
Other Men’s Teams4 teams
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
AEK BC
Athens
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Maroussi BC
Maroussi
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Panionios BC
Nea Smyrni
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Peristeri BC
Athens
Major Sporting Events
Multi-Sport Events3 events
Championship Finals5 events
2007 Champions League Final
Football Final
2007 • Athens
1998 World Basketball Championship
Basketball Final
1998 • Athens
1997 World Athletics Championships
Athletics Major Event
1997 • Athens
1994 Champions League Final
Football Final
1994 • Athens
1983 European Cup Final
Football Final
1983 • Athens
Complete Event Timeline8 events
2007 Champions League Final
Championship Finals
2007 • Athens
2004 Summer Olympics
Multi-Sport Events
2004 • Athens
1998 World Basketball Championship
Championship Finals
1998 • Athens
1997 World Athletics Championships
Championship Finals
1997 • Athens
1994 Champions League Final
Championship Finals
1994 • Athens
1983 European Cup Final
Championship Finals
1983 • Athens
1906 Intercalated Games
Multi-Sport Events
1906 • Athens
1896 Summer Olympics
Multi-Sport Events
1896 • Athens
Championship History
166 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Athens, across all sports, newest first. 166 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Top Companies
12 companies
Total Market Cap: $140B across 19 companies
Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Notable One-off Events
2006 Eurovision Song Contest
Telekom Center • Music Event
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Museums & Galleries5 items
Acropolis Museum
Athens • Archaeology
Benaki Museum
Athens • Archaeology
National Archaeological Museum
Athens • Archaeology
The Acropolis
Athens • Archaeology
National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
Athens • Art
Performing Arts Venues2 items
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Athens • Amphitheatre
Athens Concert Hall (Megaron)
Athens • Concert Hall
Languages of Athens
Modern Greek first in Attica; 1 languages hold a role.
| Role | Language |
|---|---|
| De facto | Modern Greek |
| Administrative | Modern Greek |
| National | Modern Greek |
- English reach, Attica
- 51%
- Tier 3 country
- Effective working languages
- 1.50
- Rank 43 of 43; 2 working languages in Greece
Sound of Athens
#164 by artist origin · combined 7.8 (US 0.9 / UK 1.3) · signature decade 1980s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Vangelis, Demis Roussos
Number-one singles by Athens artists2
Screen of Athens
#155 by film pedigree · score 24.1 · 4 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Katina Paxinou, Yorgos Lanthimos, Melina Mercouri, Efthimis Filippou
Art of Athens
#37 for celebrated art · 27 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Acropolis Museum, National Gallery of Athens
6 notable artists born here, most in the -500s: Phidias, Myron
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities4 entries
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, Greece
National Technical University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Agricultural University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Harokopio University
Athens, Greece
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Athens International Airport
Athens • 2 - Major International
Port2 entries
Piraeus
Piraeus • Container
Port of Piraeus
Port of Piraeus • Passenger
Notable Train Hubs1 entry
Athens Railway Station
Athens • Intercity Rail Hub
Metro System (66 stations)1 entry
Athens Metro
Athens • 66 stations
Suburban Rail (45 stations)1 entry
Athens Suburban Railway (Proastiakos)
Athens • 45 stations
Luxury Hospitality
2 properties
FTG 5-Star1 entry
Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
Athens
FTG 4-Star1 entry
THE DOLLI at Acropolis
Athens